Prachi Bhardwaj, Author at SCC Times

Benefit conferred on one or a set of people, without legal basis or justification, cannot multiply and be relied upon as a principle of parity: SC

Supreme Court: In a case where some candidates who had applied for the post of Helper/trainee with Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution

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Explained| Can post office/bank be held liable for the fraud or wrongs committed by its employees?

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of L. Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna* and BR Gavai, JJ has held that the post office/bank can

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By purchasing power at higher rate, Andhra Pradesh DISCOMS have acted contrary to public interest: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai*, JJ has held that the conduct of Andhra Pradesh DISCOMS, which

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Bank Employees misappropriate funds. Confession by one leads to mild penalty; No evidence against another leads to dismissal! SC directs reinstatement

Supreme Court: In a case where a bank employee was dismissed from services despite lack of evidence, the bench of KM Joseph

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Consent decree cannot be modified/ altered unless the mistake is a patent or obvious one: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that a consent decree cannot be modified/ altered unless

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Bullet Train Project: Even Republic of India can’t deviate from terms and conditions of a fully foreign funded contract; SC sets aside Delhi High Court verdict

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has invested Rs.1 lakh crores in the Bullet Train Project.

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Lok Adalat Award cannot be a basis for redetermination of the compensation under Section 28A of the LA Act: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of KM Joseph* and PS Narsimha, JJ was called upon to decide whether the Award passed by a

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Not mandatory to register partition document only detailing how the properties are to be dealt with in future: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna*, JJ has held that a document of partition which

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Can a Hindu male execute a Will giving a limited estate to a wife if all other aspects including maintenance are taken care of? SC interprets Section 14 of Hindu Succession Act

Supreme Court: In a half a century old case relating to a Will, the bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul* and MM Sundresh,

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Supreme Court January 2022 Roundup: Probe in PM Modi’s Security Lapse; NEET UG/PG Reservation; Suspension of BJP MLAs; and more

“Merit is not solely of one‘s own making. The rhetoric surrounding merit obscures the way in which family, schooling, fortune and a

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Civil Court has no jurisdiction in dispute relating to property governed by the Haryana (Control of Rent & Eviction) Act, 1973: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Ajay Rastogi* and Abhay S. Oka, JJ has held that jurisdiction of the Civil Court is impliedly

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Reservation in promotion: The 6 issues settled by Supreme Court on collection of quantifiable data on inadequacy of representation

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of L. Nageswara Rao*, Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai has answered following 6 crucial questions in relation

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Suspension of 12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs for one year “grossly illegal”; worse than expulsion, disqualification or resignation: SC

Supreme Court: In a big relief to the 12 BJP MLAs who were suspended by the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, by resolution dated

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Failure to provide occupancy certificate a deficiency in service under the Consumer Protection Act and also a continuing wrong: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud* and AS Bopanna, JJ has held that failure on the part of the builder

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Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India Limited to pay the purchase tax of Rs. 480 Crores as SC sets aside Gujarat HC verdict

Supreme Court: In a major blow to Essar Steel Limited, now Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India Limited), the bench of MR Shah*

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Gift deed by an old illiterate woman: SC approves not legalistic but holistic approach by lower courts to determine validity of deed. HC’s verdict set aside

Supreme Court: In an issue relating to the alleged gift deed by an old illiterate woman, the bench of MR Shah and

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High Court’s Revisional jurisdiction under Section 401 Cr.P.C re power to reverse acquittal. SC answers important questions

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has answered the following three important questions on the revisional jurisdiction

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P&H HC directs State to provide sports quota of 3% in Government Medical/Dental Colleges instead of 1% provided in policy decision. Such mandamus impermissible, holds SC

Supreme Court: Explaining the scope of writ jurisdiction, the bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that the State

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Cheque gets deposited to the account of account holder with strikingly similar name. Bank blames customer. Read why SC was “surprised” at NCDRC’s ruling

Supreme Court: In an interesting case where one SBI account holder was left with a balance of Rs. 59/- only in his

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SCC Snippets| Are Clients Or Courts Bound By Lawyer’s Statements Or Admissions As To Matters Of Law Or Legal Conclusions?

In Himalayan Coop. Group Housing Society v. Balwan Singh, (2015) 7 SCC 373 a three-judge Bench of the then CJI Justice HL